Lincoln: 'Walking Dead is Kafka-esque'

Andrew Lincoln has revealed that he enjoyed filming the first episode of The Walking Dead.

Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes, told USA Today that the scenes gave him a chance to get to know his character because he was alone so much of the time.

"I talked to a lot of zombies, myself and a horse," he joked. "It was a great way of getting into him as well and finding out what Rick was to me and how comfortable he is on his own. He's a very practical man who is very easy with his own company.

"What I wake up into is one of the worst days any human should wake up to. It's a Kafka-esque nightmare. I wanted to make it as truthful and as real to me as possible."

Lincoln also revealed that he has loved working on the show.

"I go to work and I get to wear cowboy boots and a Stetson," he joked. "I come from a country that has no gun culture whatsoever and I've fired more guns in this show than any human being should be physically allowed in a lifetime."

The Walking Dead premieres on Sunday at 10/9c on AMC in the US and on November 5 at 10pm on FX in the UK.